The Delta Police Command has arrested a woman, Victoria Willams, and two (2) others who allegedly deal in the sales of cartridges to cultists and armed robbers in the Boboroku community in the Jesse area of the state.
Woman, Two Others Who Sell Arms To Robbers, Cultists Arrested By Delta Police
Spokesman of the command, Bright Edafe disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.
Edafe said the trio is also from Boboroku community.
According to him, one hundred and thirty (130) live Cartridges were recovered from the suspects after the state commissioner of Police Delta State Command, CP Ari Muhammed Ali, directed the command’s raiders squad to carry out a sting operation on their hideout.
The sting operation, Edafe said, followed an intelligence report which revealed that a syndicate who unlawfully deals in the sales of cartridges to cultists and robbers was in the Boboroku community in the Jesse area of the state.
The police image maker said an investigation into the case is ongoing.
He wrote, “On the 6/12/2022, an intelligence report revealed that a syndicate who unlawfully deals on sales of cartridges to cultists and armed robbers were hibernating in Boboroku community in Jesse where they carry out their nefarious activities.
“Acting on this report, the Commissioner of Police Delta State Command, CP Ari Muhammed Ali FCIA, psc+, directed the Command’s raiders squad to carry out a sting operation on the said hideout.
“In Compliance with this directives, the Commander Raider’s squad detailed operatives who stormed the hideout at Boboroku Jesse Ethiope-West LGA, and arrested one Victoria Willams ‘f’ and two (2) others all from Boboroku community in Jesse and one hundred and thirty (130) live Cartridges were recovered. An investigation is ongoing.”
10th December, 2022.
PRESS RELEASEARREST OF SUSPECTED ARMED ROBBERS/ RECOVERY OF ENGLISH BARRETA PISTOL AND ONE LOCALLY MADE REVOLVER PISTOL pic.twitter.com/SzWAEKIoq3
— Delta State Police Command (@DeltaPoliceNG) December 10, 2022
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